Are 5400RPM HDDs ok for gaming?

[Nevu]

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[Seven7]

ok if it second drive (first - SSD or an 7200rpm)

[Nevu]

Originally posted by Seven7:

ok if it second drive (first - SSD or an 7200rpm)

Yeah, my OS is stored on an SSD.

[Seven7]

if you do not play games with the open world, and "rail" online shooters
then the only negative - a long waiting load of levels \ maps

[Astraea Kisaragi]

Slightly slower loading times, but nothing serious, as long your OS is on SSD.
If you have space left on your SSD you can put a few games with longer loading times there (Fallout 4 for example)

[Arya]

It'll work fine, but you may notice slow load times.

I would recommend a 7200 RPM WD Black if possible, they're a little bit quieter and a little bit faster, and only a tiny bit more expensive. But don't sweat it either way.

[[☥] - CJ -]

i wouldnt go lower than 7200
depending on the game you'll notice a difference with 5400

[Motherf♥♥♥er Big Scorpio]

You're fine with a 5400 RPM HDD. I'm using a WD10EZRZ Blue. I would recommend it.
But then I'm also using RAID 1, so I have the benefits of data redundancy and faster load times.

I believe 5400 RPM benefits from increased lifetime and lower power consumption.

[Nevu]

Originally posted by 💊💉⠀+⠀👩👙⠀= 😍❤:

You're fine with a 5400 RPM HDD. I'm using a WD10EZRZ Blue. I would recommend it.
But then I'm also using RAID 1, so I have the benefits of data redundancy and faster load times.

I believe 5400 RPM benefits from increased lifetime and lower power consumption.

I don't think it's gonna do well with GTA 5, though..

[SoldierScar]

Originally posted by Yuri:

Originally posted by 💊💉⠀+⠀👩👙⠀= 😍❤:

You're fine with a 5400 RPM HDD. I'm using a WD10EZRZ Blue. I would recommend it.
But then I'm also using RAID 1, so I have the benefits of data redundancy and faster load times.

I believe 5400 RPM benefits from increased lifetime and lower power consumption.

I don't think it's gonna do well with GTA 5, though..

Online will be loading forever even with SSD..it's a server problem

[Nevu]

Originally posted by 𝓢𝒐𝒍𝓭𝓲𝓮𝒓𝓢𝒄𝓪𝓻:

Originally posted by Yuri:

I don't think it's gonna do well with GTA 5, though..

Online will be loading forever even with SSD..it's a server problem

So I should be fine with GTA 5?

[[☥] - CJ -]

With large open world games 7200/SSD's are better
But i suppose it depends on the read/write speed the 5400rpm is capable of.

[MancSoulja]

Originally posted by Yuri:

Originally posted by 💊💉⠀+⠀👩👙⠀= 😍❤:

You're fine with a 5400 RPM HDD. I'm using a WD10EZRZ Blue. I would recommend it.
But then I'm also using RAID 1, so I have the benefits of data redundancy and faster load times.

I believe 5400 RPM benefits from increased lifetime and lower power consumption.

I don't think it's gonna do well with GTA 5, though..

Xbox One X has a 5400 RPM drive and can play Witcher 3 at 1080p 60 or 4K 30 FPS. It's not a problem.

[Arya]

Originally posted by MancSoulja:

Xbox One X has a 5400 RPM drive and can play Witcher 3 at 1080p 60 or 4K 30 FPS. It's not a problem.

Did you really just compare hardware across console to PC?

[MancSoulja]

Originally posted by Wolfıe:

Originally posted by MancSoulja:

Xbox One X has a 5400 RPM drive and can play Witcher 3 at 1080p 60 or 4K 30 FPS. It's not a problem.

Did you really just compare hardware across console to PC?

I compared a Hard Drive. Do you think the Xbox One uses anything other than an off the shelf Seagate laptop drive?

This has nothing to do with different architecture or which device has better lower level hardware access. The question was is a 5200 RPM drive enough to run modern games. The answer is yes.

[Arya]

As a former Xbox One owner, the HDD was always the system's biggest weakness. The load times were pretty awful, TBH.